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Originally Posted by Nitisha07  My baby boy, Dolce, is a little over 3 months old. He broke his leg about a month ago and they thought his growth plate was shot. But when they took his huge cast off(as you can see in the pic) they said it healed perfectly! But they discovered a problem with a hip joint and they said it was genetic. He might have to have surgery to remove the joint or socket?
What im trying to ask is has anyone else been through this with their little one? And how is the recovery after the surgery?  Dolce's mommy |
Maybe they found he has Legg Perthes? That is what it sounds like and the surgery for that is FHO (femoral head ostomy) where they remove the ball from the femur that goes into the hip socket. Yes, I have had pups recover well from that surgery. I had one who had both hips done at one time...it was amazing how quickly he bounced back!
Here is a link with information about it:
Femoral head and neck excision